So here we are, nearing the end of our 4 week stay in Japan, where to start? At the beginning I guess.....Tokyo over 3 weeks ago. We flew into Tokyo from South America, and it might as well be on a different planet, it really is worlds away from anywhere else we have been. The first thing that struck us was just how modern, organised and quiet the place was, despite having one of the largest populations of any major city. No horns beeping, no police sirens blaring, no people shouting, we thought it must be a public holiday or something at first, but then it was the same the next day and the next! Tokyo is a great city, some say its all a bit superficial with no real depth of culture, but we loved
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